The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-09

Tue House adjourned.
Senate.
SATURDAY May 2s,' 1887.
The Senate met.
The President in the chair.
quorum present
Mr.. Fowler called up joint resolution fixing
the time Of adjournment Of the Legislature;
passed.
Mr.. Walker, Jr., introduced the following
resolution:
Resolsed That the Committee Enrolled Bills
be directed TO employ such additional clerical aid
will b. necessary to have speedily enrolled all
Senate bills ordered enrolled, and that the names
Of The persons employed be given to the Chairman
OF lie Committee on Legislative Expenses, in or
der that they may be placed the pay roll agreed
10.
The following bills, &c, were introduced:
By Mr. Stevens Senate bill No $40, to
amend section OF an act entitled an act 10 pro-
vide annuity for disabled soldiers and sailors
of the State OF Florida, approved February 10,
1856. being chapter 1870, Laws OF Florida.
b. Mr. McMurray, Senate bill No 81, 10 aid
The Jacksonville, Mayport, Pablo and Naviga-
lion Company.
House bills Nos 1870 and 3O1 were referred.
senate bill No. 1853, with House amendments,
considered and adopted.
Article 3. section 5, line IS, after the words
aid bonds" strike out the following words,
NH: Nn property or territory added by this
- 10 the city of Jacksonville shall be liable Tor
sny indebtedness OF the city of Jacksonville in
CURED sn;erior Ia the approval of this act.
House bills Nos. 1886 PA b, l9S, zoo and 2u3
Mefr referred
House memorial No. 3 referred
Senate bill No 1919 was referred.
S.naie bill No. 30 was amended and passed
over.
Srnaie bill No. 2S7 was passed over.
House bill No $50 tabled
The special order taken up.
Ssnaie Till No. 2S7 read second time.
Pending which a message from the House
announced The passage OF House bill No. 3l2.
Mr. Stevens. Chairman of Joint Committee on
Enrolled Bills, reported House bills Nos. IS and
-. CORRECTLY enrolled.
The President signed House bills Nos IS and
Senate bill No PSI was passed over inform
aly
Senate bill No. ) taken up. read second
time, amended, aud ordered engrossed.
Mr Oman moved that Senate bill No 50 be
made special order for O'Clock p NJ. ; agreed
10.
Mr Williams Chairman of the Committee on
Ehsf'>sed Bills, reported Senate bills Nos. 200
aud 2y7 correctly engrossed
Mr. Dclano moved that House bill No. 100 be
made IA special order for Monday al IL NJ;
agrr-d Ia.
Mr. Maun moved that House bill No. 164 be
made IA special order for l o'clock to-day
agreed 10.
Mr. Walker, Jr., Chairman Of the Committee
"n Enrolled Bills reported Senate Bills Nos.
lis. "a 206 and 26S, correctly enrolled.
Senate bill No. 147 was passed.
Mr.. Bryan called up Senate bill No. 2S7
L, nding which a message from the House
announced that the House had changed the title
81 II use bill No 1856.
House bill No. 245, to prevent and punish in
ier!etence with the stevedore business by per-
lis not engaged therein, and concuired in Sen
- amendments, and receded from House
an -uGmeni Senate bill No 1913, and concurred
IL S-naie amendment to House bill No. 1'2.
Mr.. Bryan moved that the rules be waived
S-:lsie bill No. 2s7 be read the third time ;
a-r-.-.i "a. and the bill passed.
NJ Blackwell. Chairman Of the Committee
or Corp,raiions reported favorably Senate bill
-" 30>
Nj Mcknne moved that the Senate 60 into
executive session agreed 10.
- tie Senate went into executive session.
Tie g. oTs opened.
on motion, the Senate adjourned until 3
NJ
THREE O'CLOCK p. NJ
The senate resumed its session.
The President in the chair
\ quorum present.
Mr.. Gaskins, by consent, introduced con-
current resolution empowering the committees
appointed 10 examine the Comptroller's and
1Iea-ufers accounts 10 burn the greenback
scrip; the rules were waived and the resolution
passed
Mr.. Gaskn, of the committee visiting the
OkeechObee region, made the following report
Your Joint Committee to visit Kssmmee City
and The territory adjacent thereto affected by the
operations of the Okeechobee drainage, to report
upon the susceptibility of cultivation, report as
follows:
The committee arrived at Kissimmee City Mon
day. MAY 3. l>e7, and on Tuesday visited the re-
claimed lands ON Lake East Tnhopekaliga
We find this lake eight feet two inches below its
original level, with handsome beach of firm white
-abd three or four hundred feet wide, hard and
level. where formerly seven eight feet of
~Aier. a magnificent drive of some seventeen miles
We lind the surrounding marshes and cypress
s~2Inps are dry and ready for the pillow. On this
lake are situated the thriving settlements of Mar
cOo-ee. Runemede and ST Cloud with numerous
Oiaer farms, Notably that of the Lupfer Bros All
fLese lands in tie highest state of cultivation
with handsome crops Of sugar cane, corn, potatoes
various vegetables, all vigorous and thrifty
The lands are exceeding fertile, and though but
recently freed from four feet of standing
water, now dry and fit for all crops ofacmperate
Cr =Gt-IrOpica climate. We find the muck soil
osed Of decAyed veget able mater) from eight
ell iHcbes TO nine feet deep. At st. Cloud your
committee saw growing ITO acres Of sugar cane,
ll5 Of rice, and 100 of corn, all exceed
iD-y vigorous and forward this on lands former
TOR beast The bitches this tract arc
numerous and from three TO five feet deep and dry
10 the bottom, making most perfect system oil
fed drainage These lands, formerly utterly val
Uslss-, are now worth hundreds Of dollars per
acre. and have added much to the material value oil
tie state. We find that crops Of all kinds that
have been planted have grown remarkably well
particularly vegetables for early market, cabbage
caul.Hower. Irish potatoes, onions aud Strawberries
beng exceedingly thrifty and largely cultivated
and shipped
AT 81. Cloud we found 900 acres OF this lane
being rapidly put in shape for an extensive suga
plantation, the intention being TO plant the present
crop Of 10 acres, making $50 acres in cane Ma
ehlners handle the product of 500 of cant
hss been purchased, and contracts made to pur
chase all cane delivered at the mill at remuncra
tive prices.
On Wednesday your committee visited the re
claimed lands on lakes Tohopekaliga, Cypress anC
HsichlDaLa, stopping at the model forms Of Lieut.
II 7 Smith Dorien, A. s. Kinsman and the South
Port farm. AL these farms lands formerl,
Prominently inundated, and are now in high state
of cultivation and improvement, with crops o
corn. rice, tobacco, vegetables, etc, and witt
thrifty orchards of each and other fruit trees, now
in full fruitage. The peach orchard of A. s. Kins
being particularly notable as growing upon
former bog and now bearing its second crop
though but three years from its planting. Lieut.
H. I. Smith Dorien's model farm (Hares Foo,
FARM. directly opposite Kissimmee City, is
model Of neainess and high cultivation and the
thrifty crops threon testify to the extreme fertility
and value OF the reclaimed lands We find from
the record kept by Lieut. Smith Dorien that Lake
Toh0pekaliga is now two feet four inches below itt
level Of May lst 1856, and that the total lowering
of the lake has been seven feet four inches. We
submit herewith a tabulated statement showing the
annual rainfall and average for fifteen years, ending
January, 1897 1t shows the average rainfall fol
fifteen years has been fiftysix and hundred and
fty-six tbOusandths inches, and the average rain
fall for the six years covering the period of the
operations Of the Drainage Company TO be dfty-six